In 2025, Denver police reported 6,463 violent crimes (881 per 100,000 residents), including 44 murders, 1,015 robberies and 4,686 aggravated assaults, plus 30,203 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 733,212. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 13 large Colorado cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency CODPD0000, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo | 1,177 | 1,306 | 11 | 4,296 | Totals |
| Denver | 881 | 6,463 | 44 | 4,119 | Totals |
| Aurora | 763 | 3,108 | 36 | 2,462 | Totals |
| Colorado Springs | 690 | 3,428 | 25 | 3,002 | Live |
| Lakewood | 675 | 1,060 | 8 | 4,494 | Totals |
| Greeley | 630 | 729 | 10 | 2,887 | Totals |
| Boulder | 354 | 377 | 3 | 2,411 | Live |
| Longmont | 350 | 350 | 1 | 2,413 | Totals |
| Arvada | 307 | 372 | 7 | 2,289 | Totals |
| Fort Collins | 289 | 494 | 4 | 1,751 | Totals |
| Westminster | 288 | 331 | 5 | 2,905 | Totals |
| Thornton | 251 | 371 | 2 | 2,266 | Totals |
| Centennial | 192 | 209 | 1 | 1,410 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Denver's violent-crime rate of 881 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2 times the Colorado rate (434) and 2.8 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 113 residents, or about 124.3 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Denver ranks 35th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 115th for murder (44 murders, 6 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 73% of Denver's violent crimes and robberies 16%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 4,119 per 100,000, 88% higher than Colorado overall. Denver police logged 5,549 vehicle thefts (757 per 100,000, 19th of 351; Colorado: 312) and 4,296 burglaries (586 per 100,000, 2 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Thornton, 11 miles north; its violent-crime rate (251) is less than half Denver's.
Out-of-state cities near Denver's size (733,212 residents): Oklahoma City, OK at 681 violent crimes per 100,000 and Nashville, TN at 961.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Denver had 881 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2 times the statewide 434. It is 2nd highest of the 13 Colorado cities on this site; Pueblo is highest at 1,177. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Denver police reported 44 murders for 2025, a rate of 6 per 100,000 residents. The Colorado rate was 3.9 and the national rate 4.1.
5,549 vehicles were reported stolen in Denver in 2025, 757 per 100,000 residents. That is 3.9 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 19th of 351 cities on this site.